Chapter 34: Let Her Go!
When another bowl of porridge came, Murong Qian no longer devoured it, but ate it slowly, although he was wearing linen clothes, his temperament still made the girl stunned. She looks good, and she looks good when she eats, the girl looked at Murong Qian and said in her heart.
"May I ask the girl's name?" After Murong Qian drank the porridge, he found that the girl was staring at him tightly, feeling a little uncomfortable, and cleared his throat before asking her name.
"It's so pretty......" The girl couldn't help muttering what was in her heart, and after reacting, her face turned red, and she said hesitantly, "I...... My name is Caizhu. ”
"Yes, Rainbow Bead Girl."
……
"Girl, I'm back!"
"Daddy's back!" Caizhu's eyes lit up, a sweet smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she turned around and ran out.
"Daddy, Daddy! The man woke up! Caizhu's father heard his daughter say that Murong Qian woke up, handed her the fish in his hand, and hurried into the house.
Seeing Murong Qian, he smiled, "This little brother is awake?" ”
Murong Qian stood up and hugged his fist at him, "Thank you for saving your life." ”
"Huh! Don't be so polite, the little brother is not an ordinary person at first glance, and the little old man's home is simple, but it makes the little brother smile. ”
"What do you call this big brother?"
"Little Lao'er's surname is Liu, and everyone calls me Liu Laohan." Liu Laohan smiled innocently.
"Brother Liu!" Murong Qian also smiled warmly, "Under the surname Mu Mingqian, you can just call me Mu Qian." ”
"Okay! Brother Mu, you've been in a coma for a few days, and you haven't eaten anything, I'll go stew some fish soup for you to make up for it, and you can walk around by yourself first. ”
"Okay."
Liu Laohan went to the kitchen to help light the fire, and Caizhu was preparing to cook. Murong Qian went out in a linen robe full of patches.
This is a small fishing village, the population is not large, every family depends on fishing for a living, it is a meal at this time, the roof of each house is rising cooking smoke, there are several old people sitting together chatting, seeing Murong Qian strolling over, one of the old people smiled kindly at Murong Qian, "Little brother finally woke up?" ”
Murong Qian also nodded and smiled at the old man, "Old man." ”
As for why everyone knew about him, Murong Qian didn't ask much, after all, this place was so big, and everyone should know it when Brother Liu brought him back.
"Where is the little brother from? How did you fall into the river? ”
"I'm from Yongning County, and I fell into the river on the day of heavy rain."
"It's so careless, fortunately, the little brother has a big life, he looks like a blessed person, and God is reluctant to accept you!"
Murong Qian smiled, "Yes, but it's still thanks to Brother Liu." ”
Walking all the way, the villagers were very kind, there was a big brother who wanted to pull him in and invite him to drink, he waved his hand and refused, and an aunt stuffed him with a few eggs, he couldn't help it if he didn't want it. When he returned to Liu Laohan's house, he was already holding a bunch of things in his hands, and an old grandmother gave him a basket of things and a handful of home-grown vegetables.
That Liu Laohan was stunned when he saw Murong Qian coming back, and the things he was holding in his hand, and then smiled, "Brother Mu, don't be surprised, we are a small place, and there are no outsiders on weekdays, so when I see Brother Mu, I am more enthusiastic." ”
"It's okay, I haven't experienced anything like this yet, it's good." Murong Qian somewhat enjoyed such an ordinary life.
During dinner, Murong Qian asked about Liu Laohan's wife, and Liu Laohan sighed, "Alas! My mother-in-law died ten years ago, and I took my daughter alone, thanks to the villagers' care, otherwise the little old man didn't know if he could raise his daughter, but fortunately, his daughter was also sensible and not too worrying. ”
"It's not easy for Brother Liu to take care of his daughter alone."
"Alas, the only thing that Xiao Lao'er can't rest assured about now is this girl, I just hope that she can marry a good family in the future and don't have to suffer with me." Liu Laohan looked at the colorful beads that were serving him a meal, with love in his eyes.
When Caizhu heard her father's words, she put the rice in front of Liu Laohan and muttered: "I won't marry, I will take care of my father for the rest of my life." ”
Liu Laohan glared at her, and said angrily: "How can there be a girl in the family who is not married, and your father will die sooner or later, what will you do with the rest of the days?" ”
"Phew! What is not dead, don't say such things again! ”
"Hey~ you girl!"
Murong Qian looked at the scene in front of him with a little envy in his eyes. Born in the emperor's family, he couldn't appreciate the filial piety of the father and son of ordinary people, there were many heirs of the father and the emperor, and he could only get a few words of praise for his hard work, and he was trembling when he spoke to his father, for fear that he would be angry by saying the wrong thing, how could he be as casual as Liu Laohan's father and daughter.
After living at Liu Laohan's house for a few days, Murong Qian also learned to fish with him, which is also an additional life skill.
Now, his health is also very good, and he is ready to say goodbye and return to Beijing, after all, he has been missing for so long, and the situation in Beijing is afraid that there will be changes.
Moreover, he thought of the official who reached out to pull him before falling into the water, which seemed to be pulling him, but in fact he secretly pushed back, and finally caused himself to fall into the river.
Murong Qian's eyes were cold, who was so vicious and wanted to put him to death? When he returns, he will arrest the official and interrogate him carefully, and find out who killed him behind the scenes.
He had changed his clothes and was about to leave, but there was a noise outside.
"You're at home! I've finally got you today! Walk! Go with Lao Tzu! ”
When Murong Qian stepped out of the door, what he saw was a fat-headed and big-eared man pulling colored beads, followed by several attendants, staring viciously at Liu Laohan who was pulling colored beads at the other end.
Caizhu's face was full of resistance, her expression was scared, and there were tears in her eyes, "I'm not leaving, you let me go!" Dad, save me! ”
Liu Laohan pulled the colored beads behind him, "Don't touch my daughter!" Something is coming at me! ”
"Liu Laohan, don't toast and don't eat and drink, your daughter follows Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will not treat her badly, look at your old bones, how to take care of your daughter, it is better to agree to marry her to me, you have also become my father-in-law, and we will honor you together when we go back."
"Impossible, you want me to marry my daughter to you, don't think about it!"
"Hey! All right! If you don't listen to good words, you have to ask Lao Tzu to be tough, right? Then don't blame me for being rude! After saying that, the fat-headed man stepped forward to rob someone.
"Stop!" Murong Qian shouted, "Let her go!" ”
The fat-headed man looked at Murong Qian, looked at him from top to bottom, and then turned his head to look at Caizhu, "Yo, have you found a good match?" It's not bad! You wouldn't have slept with him already, would you? Tell you, Lao Tzu doesn't wear broken shoes! ”
Murong Qian's face was gloomy, he walked up to Liu Laohan, pulled Caizhu behind him, and protected their father and daughter, he looked at the fat-headed man, and his tone was extremely cold: "Get out!" ”
The fat-headed man was stunned, no one dared to talk to him like this, he spat out his phlegm, pointed at Murong Qian's nose and said, "His grandmother's, how many green onions do you count?" Dare to talk to Lao Tzu like this! Do you know who Lao Tzu is? ”
Murong Qian was very annoyed that others pointed at him, he stretched out his hand, grabbed the finger of the fat-headed man, and broke it hard, "click", and the finger was directly broken.
The man screamed in pain, covered his hand and kept screaming, "Ouch! Fast...... Hurry up...... Beat him to death! ”
Several attendants behind him stepped forward when they heard this, they still had sticks in their hands, and directly began to besiege Murong Qian, Murong Qian smiled contemptuously, just right, move your muscles!
After a while, those attendants were all beaten to the ground, their faces were red and swollen, and the fat-headed man looked at Murong Qian with some horror, Murong Qian's eyes were like torches, staring at the fat-headed man, "I don't want to repeat the same words a second time!" ”
The attendants got up one after another and ran behind the fat-headed man, who trembled and stammered: "You wait for Lao Tzu!" After saying that, he ran away without looking back.
Murong Qian snorted coldly and took Liu Laohan and Caizhu into the house.
Liu Laohan looked at Murong Qian worriedly, "Brother Mu, you are too impulsive, you can cause big trouble now!" ”
"Let's tell me what you're up to!" Murong Qian didn't pay attention to what Liu Laohan said at all, but he was just a miscellaneous piece, what trouble could there be.
"Alas, that man's name is Jia Dafu, he is a ruffian, relying on his brother-in-law who is a county magistrate, he acts all day long, does evil, and robs people's daughters, I don't know how many daughters of good families have been harmed. Some time ago, I fell in love with my daughter, and I wanted to snatch her back to be his eighth concubine, thanks to the protection of the men in the village, he was not robbed by him, and every time he came back, I let my daughter hide and didn't let him find it, but I didn't expect to be hit today! ”
Caizhu sat on the stool and was still wiping her tears in fear, and Liu Laohan touched her hair while talking to soothe her emotions.
Liu Laohan sighed, "That Jia Dafu's brother-in-law Zhao Youcai is the county magistrate of our Yongjiang County, and he is not a good thing, not to mention unjust, false and wrongful cases, and often deducts our taxes, and the money goes into his pocket!" ”
Murong Qian's eyes were full of anger, what an arrogant Jia Dafu! What an arrogant Zhao Youcai! When this Yongjiang County is theirs, can it be?!
"Brother Mu, you are not a local, so you don't know, if you offend them, there is no good fruit to eat. Alas! How could the imperial court allow such a person to be an official? ”
Listening to Liu Laohan's words, Murong Qian felt a pain in his heart, yes, how could the imperial court use such a person? Then he was stunned again, the Ministry of Officials is in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials, promotion and promotion, and other powers, and the Ministry of Officials is in charge of him, so does it indirectly explain that this is all caused by him?
Murong Qian's chest was a little stuffy, he was in a high position, he only knew about the court dispute, and he couldn't see the people's suffering. He has never carefully studied and considered the candidates for the appointment and dismissal of such petty officials, and it is inevitable that there will be omissions, and he feels a little guilty in his heart.
"It's okay, Brother Liu, I'm just waiting for them here, they won't succeed."
"Alas, Brother Mu should leave quickly, Jia Dafu will definitely bring people here, it's not worth offending them for us."
"What did Brother Liu say, you are my savior, your business is my business, I can't ignore you."
"But ......"
"Don't worry, I'm in control."
Seeing that Liu Laohan couldn't persuade him, he could only sigh leisurely.